# Accident 19980527046679A: Boeing A75N1, Westfargo, ND, May 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1998, 07:30 local time
- Place: Westfargo, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.8698° N, 96.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8698&lon=-96.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49955, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49955) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980527046679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MAY 27, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:30 CDT, BOEING B-75, N49955, OWNED AND FLOWN BY WARREN V. WALKINSHAW WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT NEAR W. FARGO, ND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WET CULTIVATED FIELD WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING, BOUNCED 50' CARTWHEELED 50' AFTER SECOND IMPACT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WINGS, FUSELAGE SUSTAINED COMPRESSION BUCKLING AFT OF COCKPIT OF APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES.  THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PIC HELD A CURRENT COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND IS APPROPRIATELY RATED IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA175), May 27, 1998: Boeing Stearman A75-N1 (N49955), West Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply in order to complete the flight. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain on which the forced landing was made.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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